Reader DonS sent along this article on about Trevor Bell. Bell who pitched for the Salt Lake Bees in the Pacific Coast League and has been called up to the majors recently (he’s scheduled to pitch Wednesday), has an interesting side story. He had been moonlighting as an actor.
Bell calls it a “hobby” now. As a child, he did a fair amount of acting especially in commercials. Nowadays, he spends the off-season in LA where he can get in Hollywood atmosphere.
Acting runs in Bell’s family. His grandfather is Bob Bell who portrayed the original Bozo the Clown for WGN-TV in Chicago. Living in Illinois as kid, I remember Bozo the clown and how popular he was.
Now in the Angels’ organization, Trevor Bell is the real deal. He was picked by Baseball America as the top 14-year old pitching prospect in the country. That’s when Bell focused less on Hot Wheels commercials and more on baseball.
In 2009 between stints with Arkansas and Salt Lake, Bell has gone 7-7 with a 2.70 ERA.
Can Bell continue his “hobby” while pitching in majors? Doubtful. One thing is for sure, there’s no clowning around for him when he’s on the mound.
Sorry, had to fit that pun in somewhere.